Skip to main content

Naval History and Heritage Command

80-G-7411 Lexington

Photo #: 80-G-7411 Battle of the Coral Sea, May 1942
Download Image:
Low (PNG, 319x319px, 65KB)
Med (JPEG, 1280x1280px, 251KB)
High (TIFF, 5026x4057px, 19MB)
Description: Crewmen sliding down lines at the stern of USS Lexington (CV-2), as the carrier is abandoned during the afternoon of 8 May 1942. A whaleboat is standing by off the ship's starboard quarter and a motor launch is astern. Note TBD, SBD and F4F aircraft spotted on the flight deck. Identification markings on the torpedo planes and fighters appear to be white, while those on the SBDs appear to be black. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-7411
Related Content
Topic
Document Type
  • Photograph
Wars & Conflicts
Navy Communities
File Formats
  • Image (gif, jpg, tiff)
Location of Archival Materials
Author Name
Place of Event
Recipient Name